Wednesday Morning Fly By: Must Win Tonight

Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes…

• Injury updates, including Jeff Carter skating at practice today: [Frequent Flyers] [Flyer Files]
• Mike Richards will just keep shooting because they have to start going in soon: [Daily News] [Inquirer]
• “Laviolette says the Flyers‘ makeup is such that no goalie should have to steal a game because of the supporting cast around him.” And he’s right: [CSNPhilly]
• But don’t tell that to Sam Donnellon: “OK, I’ll say it: Tonight is the night we need you to steal one, Brian.” [Daily News]
• Peter Laviolette started the head games, taking the headlines away from his team: [Daily News] [Inquirer]
• Other than that, nobody really believes Lavy when he says the pressure is on the Bruins: [delcotimes.com]
• How will the Flyers stop the Milan Krejci line? [CSNPhilly]
• The Flyers say the Game 2 effort was good enough to win: [Philly Sports Daily] [NHL.com]
• Looking at where Nikolay Zherdev and Carter scored their goals to show that a JVR – Carter – Giroux line is optimal: [TheCheckingLine]
• Meanwhile, the Bruins want to improve on their effort from Game 2: [NHL.com]
• The Flyers are using video to their advantage: [NHL.com]
• Remember when the Flyers traded for Evgeni Nabokov? What could have been… [SBNation.com]
• I have to agree here that it is time to retire Kate Smith: [Flyers Goal Scored By…]
• Another edition of Jackson’s Five, wondering if it is time to panic: [CSNPhilly]
• Arguing that the Flyers leaders are setting a bad example on the ice: [Puck Daddy]
• In case you disagreed, Bourne clarified and makes an ever better point: [Bourne’s Blog]
• Mike Emrick and 24/7 won Emmys this year: [SBNation.com]
• First there was the Flyers = Nazis, now we present the Wheeling Nailers = Jesus Christ. Serious: [SBNation.com]
• Hey, congratulations to Eric for winning the FanPost contest: [Behind the Net]

How often should the Flyers play Kate Smith’s God Bless America?